Ex Parte GONZALEZ et al - Page 1





          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was            
          not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board.            
                                                            Paper No. 31            
                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                     Ex parte FERNANDO GONZALEZ, MIKE VIOLETTE,                     
                             NANSENG JENG, AFTAB AHMAD                              
                                and KLAUS SCHUEGRAF                                 
                                                                                   
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                                Appeal No. 2003-1298                                
                             Application No. 09/369,579                             
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                                      ON BRIEF                                      
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              Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative                 
              Patent Judges.                                                        
              PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                             

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
                   This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C.                     
              § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims                   
              1-5, 21, 23-29, 33, 34, and 38-40.                                    
                   Claims 1 and 34 are representative of the                        
              subject matter on appeal, and are set forth below:                    





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